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Cocktailhire

The drinks are handled. You stay with the people you invited.

You have a room filling up, guests expecting drinks and no interest in spending the night finding ice, opening bottles or watching a queue. Cocktailhire supplies the people, the bar or the full drinks setup, depending on what the room already has.

Private parties, weddings, company events and drinks-brand work across the UK. Check the date and price online, choose drinks from our existing menu and book without waiting for a sales call.

We tell you what the room needs
If the kitchen island is enough, we use it. If the room needs a mobile bar, we say so before you pay.
Choose from the menu first
You see the Cocktailhire menu, build the event menu from those drinks, and only move forward if it feels right.
You know what is booked
Once booked, your event sheet, cocktail menu and shopping list are clear. The drinks side is not held together by scattered messages.
The team turns up
Every confirmed event we have ever taken has been attended. That is the standard our price protects.
Choose the service Check date and build booking

A good event should not need a week of back-and-forth before you know whether the drinks side is possible.

Before you commit

The right service should remove doubt, not create more admin.

Will the team be ready before guests want drinks?
Service time is when drinks begin, not when we arrive. The team arrives early enough to set up the bar, prepare the drinks area and be ready for the first order.
Can I see the price and cocktail menu without chasing?
Date, times, address and guest numbers are enough to show the starting price, open the menu and let you decide whether to book online or speak to someone first.
Will the drinks side stop becoming my job?
You should know what we are handling, what you are buying, and what the team needs ready before service begins.

Start with what the room is missing

People, a bar, or the whole drinks setup.

You do not need to learn our service names first. Choose the sentence that describes the room.

The room needs a bar

Book a staffed mobile barThe physical bar arrives with the team and gives guests somewhere clear to order.See mobile bar hire

You want it supplied together

Book the full drinks setupStaff, bar, ingredients, ice and glassware sit under one confirmed booking.See All-In-One packages

Or start with the event

The occasion has its own practical route.

Private partiesCompare staff, mobile bar and fully supplied options. WeddingsHost-paid wedding cocktail bars and packages. Company eventsOffice parties, staff celebrations and company receptions. Drinks-brand activationsCommercial execution when the product itself is the brief. Check the date and priceEnter the event details and see what the booking actually needs.

Client and venue proof

The bar has to hold up in real rooms.

Recognisable rooms and brand names help, but the useful proof is simpler: the bar looked right, guests were served and the client did not have to rescue the drinks side.

The reviews below are from people who handed us the visible part of the event and could judge the result on the night.

Suzanne Moss Birthday / anniversary booking
★★★★★
I hired Stu for our birthday and anniversary party. He was very professional and certainly made our evening a night to remember. I would highly recommend him.
Stephen Pike Private event booking
★★★★★
Experience was brilliant and Henry who came was brilliant with all our guests. Highly recommend.
Sodhi Dhillon Cocktail party booking
★★★★★
Stu took care of all the details, including the cocktails and the full list of ingredients, which made the whole thing feel easy on the night.

Seen enough? Check the date and see whether online booking fits your event.

Start here

Check the starting price before the event becomes a chain of messages.

Guest numbers and service time are enough for the first useful price. From there, choose drinks from the Cocktailhire menu, add the right bar setup if the room needs it, and decide whether to book online or ask for a callback.

Starting labour price

See the starting price, then carry on if it fits.

Start with guest numbers and service time. If it makes sense, add the date, address and drink choices on the next step.

Estimated labour price: £0.00 Enter guest numbers and at least 3 hours of service to see the starting labour price.

This first number is labour only, before travel, ingredients, glassware or mobile bar hire are added. If it fits, choose drinks from the Cocktailhire menu and either book online or ask for a callback with the event already set out.

Enter guest numbers and at least 3 hours of service.

What affects the right setup

The right answer depends on the room, not just the guest count.

Kitchen island, dining table or mobile bar?
A kitchen island, an existing bar and a supplied mobile bar all work differently once guests start ordering drinks.
The rush matters.
A home party, a wedding drinks window and a commercial launch can share the same guest count, but feel completely different when everyone wants a drink at once.
The menu should protect the pace.
Too much choice can slow the bar down. The right event menu gives guests choice without making service feel heavy.

Commercial proof

Commercial events are judged before the first drink is served.

The question is not whether a bartender turns up. The question is whether the bar looks like it belongs in the room, protects the brief, keeps guests moving and leaves the organiser free to run the event instead of watching the drinks side.

This is the commercial difference.

The names are the quick signal. The case studies are the useful part: what was supplied, how the bar fitted the room, what the organiser needed protected, and why the setup made sense once guests arrived.

Send commercial event details
  • Office event bar setup: Amazon Manchester.
  • Retail launch bars over two floors: Represent Manchester.
  • Hotel and recognised-room examples: Nobu Hotel, Claridge’s and The Savoy.
Cocktailhire wooden mobile bar setup at an Amazon Manchester team event
Office team eventAmazon Manchester team event barThree-metre wooden bar frontage in an office setting, with the client using its own internal ordering system for ingredients and ice.
 Three metre Cocktailhire event bar at a Represent Manchester store launch
Retail launchRepresent Manchester store launch barsTwo-floor bar planning, glassware support and separate bar positions for brand-led retail rooms.
Hotel eventNobu HotelA hotel setting where the service had to fit the room, not behave like a loose supplier. London hotelClaridge’sPlanning around a recognised hotel room where the bar cannot look like the least considered detail. London hotelThe SavoyEvent bar planning for a room where the setup has to feel settled before guests arrive.
Office eventsTeam events, staff drinks and company rooms where the bar has to look planned, not borrowed.
Retail launchesBrand-led rooms where the bar must support the product, the guest flow and the visual standard.
Hotel receptionsRecognised hotel settings where the drinks side cannot feel like the least considered part of the room.
Media and brand roomsLaunches, PR rooms and activation settings where the bar may be photographed as part of the event.
Send the details that let us price it properly.

Commercial events become easier to price and staff properly when the useful details arrive early.

Send the commercial brief
  • Date, city and venue
  • Guest numbers and service window
  • Event type and audience type
  • Bar position, access and load-in
  • Ingredient or brand-supplied drinks position
  • Glassware, POS, content or reporting needs

How buyers usually decide

Most people know the occasion before they know the service.

House parties

Private celebrations work better when the host is not trapped behind the drinks table.

Start here if the event is at home, in a hired house or in a private room and you need the right mix of cocktails, bartenders or mobile bar support.

Weddings

Wedding drinks service needs timings, menu and bar setup settled before the day starts moving.

Start here if the booking is for a wedding, reception or evening party and the drinks side needs to feel planned rather than improvised.

Commercial events

Commercial events need a drinks setup that still looks composed when guests arrive and timings tighten.

Start here for launches, productions, venue events and brand rooms where presentation, pace and clear confirmation all matter early.

What changes on the night

A good booking lets the host stay in the room.

For the host

You stop being responsible for every drink in the room.

The gain is not just having people behind the bar. It is knowing the right team is there, the setup is ready, and your night no longer depends on you solving the drinks side between conversations.

For the room

Guests feel the difference when the bar looks ready and service keeps moving.

The stronger booking is the one where the bar area, the team and the pace all feel like they belong in the room.

Real event proof

Real setups, real rooms, real service.

Mirror bar prepared inside a formal event room
Cocktailhire bartenders working a guest-facing bar during a live event
Ballroom drinks setup prepared for a live event
Cocktail bartender working a formal room at The Berkeley
Rustic cocktail bar layout prepared for event guests
Finished event bar frontage prepared for guest service
Cocktail bartender serving guests with shaker in hand
Black chesterfield mobile bar prepared for a live event
Mirror bar prepared inside a formal event room
Cocktailhire bartenders working a guest-facing bar during a live event
Ballroom drinks setup prepared for a live event
Cocktail bartender working a formal room at The Berkeley
Rustic cocktail bar layout prepared for event guests
Finished event bar frontage prepared for guest service
Cocktail bartender serving guests with shaker in hand
Black chesterfield mobile bar prepared for a live event

Look for the details: where the bar sits, how the team presents, how drinks are handed out and whether the setup belongs in the room.

How booking works

Check the date, choose the drinks, then book online or ask for a callback.

Step 1

Check the date, time, address and guest numbers.

That gives you a starting price without waiting days for a vague reply.

Step 2

Choose the drinks and only add the setup the room needs.

Pick from the Cocktailhire menu, add a mobile bar only if the room needs one, and keep the booking shaped around the event you are really hosting.

Step 3

Book online, or ask for a callback before you pay.

A callback is there if you have questions or simply want to know a real person is on the other end. Nothing is booked until payment is made.

Next step

Check the date and see whether the booking fits your event.

Enter the basics, see the starting price, choose from the Cocktailhire menu and decide whether to finish online. If you still have questions, schedule a callback.

Check date and build booking Call 07909 421 914

Nothing is secured until payment is made.

Cocktailhire event bar setup

Common questions

FAQ

Can I book Cocktailhire online without a call?

Yes. If the date, service and menu are clear, you can book online and receive confirmation without a call.

FAQ

Does a callback mean I am booked?

Absolutely not. A callback means you have questions, or you want to know a real person is on the other end before paying. A callback means exactly that: a callback. Nothing is booked until a deposit or full payment has been made.

FAQ

What do I receive after booking?

Your event sheet, cocktail menu and shopping list are sent clearly, so the drinks side is not left sitting in a chain of messages.

FAQ

What if I am not sure which service fits the event?

Start with the date, guest numbers and room. We will show whether cocktail makers, bartenders, a mobile bar or an all-in-one booking is the cleaner fit before you pay.

More from the site

Useful pages if you are still deciding what the room needs.

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